Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 22.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Nicaragua, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Nicaragua stood at 22.7%.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Nicaragua peaked at 29.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2021.
That places Nicaragua 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.4% | — |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 23.4% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 24.8% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 21.1% | 24.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Nicaragua?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Nicaragua was 22.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2021.
- How does Nicaragua rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Nicaragua ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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